We all saw smart device-based mobile gaming exploding in popularity in China last year. TalkingData, a Chinese mobile data analytics service, concludes that causes include 1) smartphone makers, such as Xiaomi, Huawei, and Lenovo, launched various low-cost Android phones during the year, 2) those low-priced Android phones are able to run sophisticated mobile games. TalkingData detected that 96% of […]
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US IoT Solution Provider Ayla Expands to China with $14.5M New Funding
Agile Internet of Things platform aims to provide easy-to-use software tools and support services for manufacturers to smartize their existing electronics products, or the newly emerging and fast-growing generation of smart devices. Makers can develop mobile apps with Agile development platform or manage data with its Cloud services. Agile supports a variety of communication standards and […]
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US-based PMC to Bring Chinese Internet Services to India
Penske Media Corporation (PMC), a US-based global digital media company, has had a presence in India since a joint venture was established by its subsidiary BGR.com and local Zee TV (India.com Media Ltd) in 2010. Now the company is working on bringing Internet/mobile services to India, and vice versa. In China it has reached partnership with local […]
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A Look Back at China Tech Market in 2013
2013 is quite a year for China tech industry. TechNode reporters produced a series of articles about China tech market in the past year. Here are what we believe you should know about. WeChat is Everything WeChat Still Rules Chinese IM Industry, Rivals Mull to Catch up Xiaomi MIUI Hits 30 Million Users Milestone When […]
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Chinese Home Appliance Makers and Internet Companies Rush to Smart Home Market
Haier Air Box is an indoor air quality detector that can connect air conditioners and purifiers of Haier or any other brands. An accompanying mobile app is able to command those home appliances to do the cleaning when air quality is poor. On the app users also can read data about indoor environment, air quality, temperature and humidity. […]
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[Update] Alibaba Leads $100 Million Series B Financing in Language-learning Service TutorGroup
Online education service TutorGroup is closing a nearly $100 million USD round of Series B financing from Alibaba Group, Singapore investment company Temasek and Qiming Venture Partners. [Update] TutorGroup announced this March that SBI Group (formerly known as Softbank Finance Group) invested in the company through its education-focused fund SBI-Fudan Fund as a strategic partner. TutorGroup […]
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Tech in China 2013: Every Hardware Turns Smart
The concept of smart device is reinvigorating hardware industry in recent years. Triggered by the trend, it is no exaggeration to say that Chinese hardware industry experienced viral growth in 2013, while a spate of new hardware mushroomed and both internet giants and startups swarmed into the sector. Wearables Apart from smartwatch which we need […]
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Why Chinese Investors are Willing to Take Bold Bet on the Money Burning Taxi App Business?
Taxi-booking apps experienced booming development in the past year. Investors are still bullish on the taxi app market and continue to invest heavily in the sector, despite the facts that the sprawling growth of the industry is highly dependent on capital injections and none of the leading companies generate any profit so far. Why Chinese […]
